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Автор: Grinspoon David
Название: Earth in human hands
Перевод названия: Дэвид Гринспун: Земля в руках человечества. Взлёт Терра-сапиенс и надежда нашей планеты
ISBN: 9781455589128
Издательство: Hachette Book Group
Классификация:

Торгово-промышленная деятельность и управление

Советы по карьере и достижению успеха

ISBN-10: 1455589128
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 304
Вес: 0.77 кг.
Дата издания: 06.12.2016
Язык: English
Размер: 210 x 150 x 22
Поставляется из: США
Описание: NASA Astrobiologist and renowned scientist Dr. David Grinspoon brings readers an optimistic message about humanitys future in the face of climate change.
For the first time in Earths history, our planet is experiencing a confluence of rapidly accelerating changes prompted by one species: humans. Climate change is only the most visible of the modifications weve made--up until this point, inadvertently--to the planet. And our current behavior threatens not only our own future but that of countless other creatures. By comparing Earths story to those of other planets, astrobiologist David Grinspoon shows what a strange and novel development it is for a species to evolve to build machines, and ultimately, global societies with world-shaping influence.

Without minimizing the challenges of the next century, Grinspoon suggests that our present moment is not only one of peril, but also great potential, especially when viewed from a 10,000-year perspective. Our species has surmounted the threat of extinction before, thanks to our innate ingenuity and ability to adapt, and theres every reason to believe we can do so again.

Our challenge now is to awaken to our role as a force of planetary change, and to grow into this task. We must become graceful planetary engineers, conscious shapers of our environment and caretakers of Earths biosphere. This is a perspective that begs us to ask not just what future do we want to avoid, but what do we seek to build? What kind of world do we want? Are humans the worst thing or the best thing to ever happen to our planet? Today we stand at a pivotal juncture, and the answer will depend on the choices we make.

Earth in human hands, Grinspoon David